as in bum
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living
sundowners showing up at a sheep station looking for work
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Recent Examples of sundowner
Dinner with a view at Settimo Familiarize yourself with Rome by enjoying a sundowner cocktail with panoramic views of the city from this rooftop restaurant.
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Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Touting one of the neighborhood’s highest infinity plunge pools, the furnished deck also features a hot tub and grill, and is particularly ideal for sundowners.
—Christina Liao, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The introduction of Luangwa Gin and Vodka is also designed to enhance the guest experience at the company’s safari lodges, particularly during one of the most cherished traditions of the African safari: the sundowner.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
And sundowners at the Mnara, the resort’s striking observation tower, provided opportunities for our entire crew to be outside, observing the surrounding fever tree forest and spotting out elephants outside of a safari jeep.
—Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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Anna Haines, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Touting one of the neighborhood’s highest infinity plunge pools, the furnished deck also features a hot tub and grill, and is particularly ideal for sundowners.
—Christina Liao, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
The introduction of Luangwa Gin and Vodka is also designed to enhance the guest experience at the company’s safari lodges, particularly during one of the most cherished traditions of the African safari: the sundowner.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
And sundowners at the Mnara, the resort’s striking observation tower, provided opportunities for our entire crew to be outside, observing the surrounding fever tree forest and spotting out elephants outside of a safari jeep.
—Tanveer Badal, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sundowner
Noun
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This was all done with a bum wrist, which posed as an inconvenience to him at times.—
Hannah Kirby,
Journal Sentinel,
4 Aug. 2024
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Tommy, left to prosecute the case against Rusty, has inherited a bum gig.—
Vinson Cunningham,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
Noun
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The beggars, widows, and families with sick relatives who once made a pilgrimage to the gates of the parliament building in the Green Zone to beg lawmakers for help are now barred from entry.—
Ned Parker,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Feb. 2012
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All the beggars at the intersection of Lee Road and the off-ramp of I-4 are completely out of hand.—
Ticked Off,
Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2024
Noun
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Extra hooks allow the bag to transform into a trapezoidal hobo shape.—
Joelle Diderich,
WWD,
19 Sep. 2024
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There’s a lot to love about Coach’s viral shoulder bag: the modern hobo style, the soft leather, the distinct shape.—
Lindy Segal,
Glamour,
13 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Daniels’ first foray into the horror genre shot to No. 1 on Netflix after dropping Aug. 30, which may have a little bit — or a whole lot — to do with Close, who clearly had the time of her life playing a tramp named Alberta.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
2 Sep. 2024
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On March 7, 1913, rescuers were desperately searching the same waters for survivors of the Alum Cine, a British tramp steamer, that exploded while being loaded with 350 tons of dynamite (nine boxcars’ worth) that was bound to Panama for construction of the canal that was underway.—
Frederick N. Rasmussen,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Mar. 2024
Noun
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Great white pelicans were recorded intermittently before 2016 as a vagrant, or transient, species, but a flock of 37 birds was recorded on a lake in February 2016 only to be beaten by a flock of 102 birds in 2021, researchers said.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Energy crises have typically been short-lived and transient, solved in the longer-run by market forces (where necessary), but in the short run by finding additional supplies.—
Michael Lynch,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Sons of Town Hall Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook The Sons of Town are George Ulysses Brown (Ben Parker, who’s British) and Josiah Chester Jones (David Berkeley, who’s American), 19th century vagabond troubadours.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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The Netflix thriller follows con man Tom Ripley (Andrew Scott) after he is hired by a wealthy benefactor to convince his vagabond son Dickie Greenleaf (Johnny Flynn) to return home from Italy.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The population at South Korea’s vagrant facilities peaked in the 1980s as the then-military government intensified roundups to beautify streets ahead of the 1986 Asian Games and the 1988 Olympic Games held in Seoul.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Sep. 2024
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While the policy is intended to protect homeless individuals from discrimination, some say its unintended consequences will only perpetuate the crisis and safeguard vagrants from prosecution.—
Tim Clouser | The Center Square,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Sep. 2024
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